# Jerry Walker

Jerry Walker is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 31.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 31
- Serving since: 2026-01-13
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cbdafb85-539d-4ef4-a3ee-30f4985969fa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cbdafb85-539d-4ef4-a3ee-30f4985969fa (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

18% of the 34 bills Walker sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the New Jersey House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.09), from 29 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 30. 17.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 4 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 4514: Concerns certain motor vehicle related funding to certain municipalities. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4514/
- S 4513: Concerns temporary use of funding for open space, recreation, floodplain protection, farmland and historic preservation for certain municipalities. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4513/
- A 5348: Concerns temporary use of funding for open space, recreation, floodplain protection, farmland and historic preservation for certain municipalities. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5348/
- A 5347: Concerns certain motor vehicle related funding to certain municipalities. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5347/
- A 5260: "Ticket Fairness and Transparency Act." (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5260/
- A 5280: Requires return of unexpended balances from certain FY2023, FY2024, and FY2025 appropriations to Hudson County; authorizes supplemental appropriation to… (in committee, 2026-06-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5280/
- A 5193: Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2027. (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5193/
- A 5151: Prohibits surcharge on transportation network company riders for certain paratransit service. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5151/
- A 4988: "Efficient Energy Use Act"; requires certain public utilities to offer time-varying rates. (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4988/
- S 4221: Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2027. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/S4221/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $83.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 54% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cbdafb85-539d-4ef4-a3ee-30f4985969fa